diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_submission.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_submission.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f118ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_submission.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: Submission Form
+description: Submit a new Frappe App or Resource to the Awesome Frappe list
+title: "[Submission] - "
+labels: ["new-submission"]
+body:
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: category
+    attributes:
+      label: Category
+      multiple: false
+      options:
+        - Apps
+        - Developer Tooling
+        - Other Tooling
+        - Deployment Tools
+        - Resources
+        - Hosting
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: sub_category
+    attributes:
+      label: Sub Category
+      options:
+        # Apps
+        - Business Apps
+        - Utility Apps
+        - Plugins
+        - Integrations
+        - Themes
+        - Regional Apps
+        - Other Apps
+        # Developer Tooling
+        - SDKs & Libraries
+        - Templates
+  - type: input
+    attributes:
+      label: App or Resource URL
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    attributes:
+      label: App or Resource Name
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    attributes:
+      label: App or Resource Description
+      placeholder: A short description of the app or resource
+    validations:
+      required: true
diff --git a/.github/helper/approval.py b/.github/helper/approval.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e967aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/helper/approval.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import sys
+import os
+import requests
+
+ISSUE_NUMBER = os.environ.get("ISSUE_NUMBER") # "1200"
+GITHUB_REPOSITORY = os.environ.get("GITHUB_REPOSITORY") # "octocat/Hello-World"
+GITHUB_TOKEN = os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN") # "1234567890"
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    ENDPOINT_URL = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/issues/{ISSUE_NUMBER}/comments"
+    COLLABORATOR_URL = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/collaborators/{{username}}"
+    ISSUE_COMMENTS = requests.get(ENDPOINT_URL).json()
+
+    for comment in ISSUE_COMMENTS:
+        username = comment["user"]["login"]
+        comment_body = comment["body"]
+
+        if "LGTM" not in comment_body:
+            continue
+        print(f"LGTM found by {username}")
+
+        is_collaborator = requests.get(COLLABORATOR_URL.format(username=username), headers={"Authorization": f"token {GITHUB_TOKEN}"}).ok
+
+        if is_collaborator:
+            print(f"{username} is a collaborator and issue is approved")
+            sys.exit(0) # exit with success code if a collaborator has dropped a LGTM comment
+
+    print("No one has dropped a LGTM comment")
+    sys.exit(1) # exit with error code if no collaborator has approved the affirmation
diff --git a/.github/record_sorter.py b/.github/helper/record_sorter.py
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/record_sorter.py
rename to .github/helper/record_sorter.py
diff --git a/.github/helper/update.py b/.github/helper/update.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0477635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/helper/update.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import os
+import json
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    WORKSPACE = os.environ.get("GITHUB_WORKSPACE")
+    AWESOME_FILE = f"{WORKSPACE}/README.md"
+
+    FILE_ENTRIES_BY_LINE = open(AWESOME_FILE).readlines()
+    USER_SUBMISSION: dict = json.loads(os.environ.get("submission_entry") or"{}")
+
+    # add user submission to affirmations file
+    category_index = FILE_ENTRIES_BY_LINE.index(f"### {USER_SUBMISSION['category']}\n")
+    insert_at_index = category_index + 1
+
+    if sub_category := USER_SUBMISSION['sub_category']:
+        sub_category_index = FILE_ENTRIES_BY_LINE.index(f"#### {USER_SUBMISSION['sub_category']}\n", category_index)
+        insert_at_index = sub_category_index + 1
+
+    FILE_ENTRIES_BY_LINE.insert(insert_at_index, f"- [{USER_SUBMISSION['app_or_resource_name']}]({USER_SUBMISSION['app_or_resource_url']}) - {USER_SUBMISSION['app_or_resource_description']}\n")
+
+    # update affirmations file
+    with open(AWESOME_FILE, "w") as f:
+        f.write(FILE_ENTRIES_BY_LINE)
+
+    print(f"Updated {AWESOME_FILE} with {USER_SUBMISSION}")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/contribute.yml b/.github/workflows/contribute.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..350b455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/contribute.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: Submissions via Issues
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created, edited]
+
+jobs:
+  approval:
+    # this job only runs for issue comments
+    name: Check if submission is approved
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.13'
+      - name: Check if authorized member has approved submission
+        run: |
+          pip install requests
+          python ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/helper/approval.py
+        env:
+            ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  contribution:
+    name: Extract, Commit & Push submission to default branch
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: approval
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.13'
+
+      - uses: stefanbuck/github-issue-parser@v3
+        id: issue-parser
+        with:
+          template-path: ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_submission.yml
+
+      - name: Update submissions file
+        run: python ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/helper/update.py
+        env:
+          submission_entry: ${{ steps.issue-parser.outputs.jsonString }}
+
+      - name: Record Sorter
+        run: python ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/helper/record_sorter.py
+
+      - name: Commit + Push changes
+        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
+        with:
+          message: 'docs: New Submission via Issue'
+
+  cleanup:
+    name: Close Issue thread after successful contribution
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: contribution
+    steps:
+      - name: Close Issue
+        uses: peter-evans/close-issue@v3
+        with:
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          comment: Auto-closing issue since commit has been pushed to main branch
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index bf16dfb..6652f75 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: records-sorter
         name: Sort README
-        entry: python .github/record_sorter.py
+        entry: python .github/helper/record_sorter.py
         language: system
         types: [markdown]